Stop-motion for looms.



PATENT ED NUVJZB, 1907. G. D. LANNING. STOPMOTION FOR LOCMS.

APPLIGATIOL' FILED H13. 23, 1907.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

No. 871,875. PATENTEDVNOV. 26. 1907.

. G.D.LANNING.

STOP MOTION FOR LOOMS.

APPLICATION FILED T11R23, 1907.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

witnesses Zfnveniorl ou, a. [MM/z w wv PA ENTED NOV. 26, 1907.

c. n. LANNING. STOP MOTION FOR Looms,

APPLIGATIOX FILED FEB. 23. 1907 4 SHEETS-411E121: 4.

I72 Uentb 7 "HARLES D. LANNING, O1" DORCIIESTER, MASSACHUSETSTOPJVL'OTION FOR LOOZvIS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 26, 1907.

Applicatins filed February 23! 1907- Serial Ho. 358.822.

To all whom '11 ma concern.

Be it known that l, (Inauuzs l). LANN1NG,& citizen of the Unit-edStates, residing at, Dorchcstr-r, in the county of Sull'olk and State ofMassachusetts. have invented an Improve ment in Stop-Idotions for Looms,of which the following description, in connection with the &CC()lll1rul.'lllg drawings, is a specifics Lion. like letters on the drawingsrepresentin; like parts.

This invention relates to stop motions which, while they may be ofgeneral application, are. particularly intended for use. in corn neeti nwith loo-us for weaving.

in order that the principles of the invention may be fully understood 1have in the accompany-mg drawings typified one embodiment thereof, whrein Figure 1 is a verti -al transverse section of a loom whereto myinvention is applied; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a portion of a loomwlu'ruto my invention is applied; him 3 is a vertical transverse sectionon an enlarged scale of a. portion of the mechanism shown in Figs. 1 and2; Fig. i is a detail showing a port on. of the shipper device, Fig. 5is a plan view of the knock-oil device in its relation to the partsoperative upon warp fau t and. weftfailure; and Fig. (3 is a. sideelevation therimf. An object of my invention is to provide a simplemeans for stopping the loom upon the occurrence of weft l'ailure or awarp fault. it is lfllstulllzl'r) to employ the lay as a coopcratingelement to stop the loom in the event of n warp fault, this beingfrequently accomplished by moving a hunter into the path of the lilywhereupon the lay im acting upon the hunter throws the shipper iiandleout of its retaining not-ch and stops the loom. Usually such hunter isat or near one end of the lay and the result of the impact of the layupon the banter is frequent y to twist the lay, leaving a. mark upon thegoods. Prefewbly, therefore, .I operate the shipper lover upon theoccurrence of either weft fail ure or warp fault from a reciprocatingmemher mounted independently of the lay. By

a recipnu-ating member, I mean one having mo einent relative to theshipper lever.

Referring to the drawings, the frame of the loom is indicated atit beingof any suitable construct-ion. Herein, my invention is shown as appliedto a loom of the type disclosed in the patent to Uoldwell & Gildard, No.690.6%, Jan. 7, 1902, although it will, of course, be apparent that theinvention may be applied to any desired type of loom.- \Vhile a warpstop motion of any suitable type may be employed, herein I employ warpdrops 2 i 1) adapted to be mounted u on; the warp inroads 3, which maybe suite 1y supported upon leasing members 4, whereby upon theoccurrence of a warp fault contact is made. at one end of the warp dropswith a bar 5, an electric circuit- 6 having therein a battery 7, beingcompleted, the magnet 8 in said circuit being energized to attracttheannature 9, so that in the present embodiment of the invention themember 10.

of the armature may be elevated. net 8 and its related parts may besuitab v disposed at any desired part of the loom, it

manner as by means of a cam 17 upona cam shall 18, whereby uponalternate beats of the lay the upper portion of the .welt 'hammer isreeiproealed to feel for the wi-Tt fork 19, so that if it be not tiltedby the presence of weft, the wef fork carrier 20 is moved u on itssupport. to stop the loom. Prefersb y I employ means herein consistingof a holding psiwl 21 to preventreverse movement of the cloth roll.

A shipper device of any suitable type such as that indicated in thepatent to Coldwell & Gildard may be employed, and herein is indicated inFig. 4 at 22, it bein normally positioned in the. usual notch, wherebythe parts of the loom are maintained m'runnin position, the shipperdevlc being adapte to be actuated to stop the loom in any suitable.mmner as by engagement thcrewithof a knock oll device, hereinrepresented as a lever 23, a portion thereof being shown in sideelevation in Fig. 2 and in vertical sec tion in Figs. 1 and 3. Asindicated most clearly in Fig. 3, when the weft fork 19 is not tilted,the weft fork carrier is moved to the right viewing said figure, byreason of the engagement of the weft fork by the weft hammer 15, aslmuldercd portion 24 upon the lower side of the weft fork carrierimpinging against the knock otf lever, thcmhy moving tho sumo to stoptlu' loom.

Preferably l suspend tho opvration of tho tal'c-up mochanism upon theoccur-romaof weft failure and to that ond may opL-ratively connectthetake-up mechanism in an saitahlc manner with tho weft. forl: ('arrirr.Heroin for the purpose, 1 employ a. lover 35 pivotvd at. 36 upon theframe of tho machinv, t-ho lowor 0nd of said luvvr la-ing adapted toongago with a portion of the holding pawl ll, tlnrolu' to withdraw itfrom vngagvm'uu with tho ra-tvhol. gr-ar t2 of tho talo: up im-ohanism,tho uppu 0nd of said low-r L) vn iaging in any suitable mannm with thooft fork varrior 20 as iudii-aivd in l 2-, whvrvlo' upon movement. oftho carrivr to iho right viewing said figure the holding pawl 2 isdisengaged from tho ratchet, 12, thus susponding the action of.

the take-up inu-hanism.

in order to stop tho loom on the occurrence of a warp fault without thouse of tho lay as a cooperating: clomvnt, l employ a lnovahlc memberwhich, in the [)l'titlit- (m hodimunt of tho invoution. is tho wefthammor 'li iv lnasnmch as said weft. hannner constitmns a. portion ofthe train of mechanism l'or stopping the loom in the Christ of \Vtfl.failure, l am onahlod, by using said wofthammvr to stop tho loom uponthe (mourn-nu.- of a warp fault, fir-rally to sun plify tho parts whileat tho some tnno overcoming the objections heretofore set forth incidentupon the use of the lay as an (ivmont of tho slop motion mvohanism.

\Yhilo I may oporato the shipper lea-or upon the event of warp failuro,h theuse of the mo 'ahlc mmnhvr which hvruin is the weft haumnor, invarious ways, in the pros out. type of the invi-ntion 1 holt :1- Casting'17 upon the knock-otlilovor as indicatvd in Figs. 1 and I; andpivotally mount upon said vasting a. lever operative-l connootcd withthe arm 16 of the armature as by a wire 2'3, whcrchy when the armature 9is attramcd the lever 28 is elevated.

While I may in any lcsirvd manner 01nploy the weft; hammer to(u'if'iporatc with said lever 28 when olvvatcd, in thepresentenihodimont of tho invention 1 bolt. upon one side of the wefthammer an auxiliary mcmhvr 2t) pi'vforahljg' haring' u hvad 3U)roiccting laterally from the plane of {he )ody thereof, so that in thenormal working of the parts tho'levor 28 when :lopresscd is notimpingodupon by tho hody'of said auxiliary member 29. When said lewr 28 isclcratvd as dvscrihod. it is impinged upon by lhc h ad an, therebyact.uatin the knock-off lever 23 to stop the loom.

As most, (-lvarly indivatcd in Fig. 3, the lovvr which throw out ofoperat'on the holding pawl :11 of the take-up inecliani m is so curvedor formml that tho knock-off low-r may he actuatod upon lllt ocvurronm:of a warp fault without intvriuptin; tho take-up nn-chanisrn. in sur-hovum tho knouk-otl' lovvr '33 is movod from tho position indivatvd inFig. 3 to the right, \ivwin said tiguru without movement. o tin \wft,fork carrier 20 and lltlllflj without movomont of the lorvr 25.

By tho ('on trm'tioi; dosw'ihod, I avoid tho ohjvclion invidont tomountingthe armature of tho magnot upon tluhlinth ull lover or 'woftfork carrivr and am onahlml indv-pondvntly to opora a th:- hnm'h' otllvwr upon tho ocrurrwu'o of woft failni'o or warp fault. M ron-rm l amcnahlod in .nr-atv tho maumtand armaturoat an \fdv.-:ir(ul part of tholoom.

ll tlurmplqunont of the oft hammvr l5, 1 am (-nahlv'l to utilize thosingh- (am 17 to stop tho loom upon the orrurz'onvo of vithor wvftfailuro or warp faul tluerehy doing' away with a nmltipli 'ity of parts.

important llmiures of my invvntion are tho provision of simplv moanswhvrvlrv, in looms oquippvd "with tho usual weft-stop mor-hanism.(-omprising a wvftfork and a wvft fork ('arrivr or mounting, and Imansartuatod by tho movomont, of said varrior or mounting to rvloasv' orthrow tho shippvr handlo, tp tif-ularly whore ho ialw-np holding moansar" al o rvluasvd by or wi1h thv woft-faultwausml movvmont of saidl'arrivr) lllo samn shippvr haudlv rcl asing moans (-au vrativowurp-faul[aloft-rting-and-lmun-stopho usvl part of an indopomlont-l('oiipvrativv warp-faultalvti-otiiig-and-loonisiopping nur'hanismwithout :llliiting said wl-ft fork varrior or taho-up holding EINJHIHIand the provision of means wln-rohy, in a loom having tho (-onnnonwvft-stop mm-hanism, vom u"isin; a woft fork. weft furl-z ('arrivr, me"hannnvr low-r and other usual room-(-- t-ions,thosaun- \ihratonvnwmlwrothvr than tho lay, which in this mnhodinnntof tho invontion istl'o .u'fthammer low-r, i mado )art of Nari-stop mm-hauism, coopvratinglndopondvnthy of tho weft-stop nn-vhanism and oporatiroly indopvndont.of tho wvfl. forll. 'and waft forlc rarrior.

While an rim-meal warp stop nwrhani m is hvrvin shown, it will hoapparont. that I am not to ho rostrictod thr-rvto save when oxprossly sostntod in the whims.

llavio; thus dvsrriho'd one type or om hodhnvm'. of my inv'ention, Idosiro it to ho llndnrstood that although i have umployrd spv ilhterms,they are used in a dosr-riptive and gonorio some and not for purposrs oflimitation, the scope of the imontion lining: sot forth in tho claims.

l. A loom comprising a lay, a roviprovatory momhor moun cd indw-n-lently of tho lay, a shippi-r de-yiro, moans to retain tho sanninloom operating position, a luau-hotl' device adapted to release theshipper dvvice from said retaining means, \vel'tt thread l'znilt;

deter-ting means, derives r-o pez'ating their.

with and with said reeiprom-idol ineniher, wh reh the knock-oil deriveis moved and the loom is stovped upon the or-eurrence ol' weft; failure,Warp thread hiult. detecting means, and means independent of said weftthread fault, detecting means and of said de- \ltLS eooperatingtherewiih and adapted to eeoprrate with .sznd warp thread la iltdetet'tl from said rt-rtztining means, \ret't' thread l'ault i dete tingmeans; deviees l oi'fipernting there with and with said reriproeut(tryniemner, wherein the knock-oil devi -e moved and the loom i stopped uponthe oeeurrenee of welt failure, eleetri warp thread l'anlt delet-tingmeans and means distinrt From the. said n'el't thread fault deter-ting:means and derives eot perating therewith end adapted to i-oopernte withsaid warp thread faultv de teetingnii-ans and with said reciproeatorymemher. whereby th knol-lc-oil' devii-e is moved and the loom is stoppedupon the oeeurrenre. of warp failure.

3. A loom mpz'isin g a l:i a reeipmi-atory HHHI dI mounted independentlyof the lay. at shipper derive, menus to retain the sinnein loomoperating position, a hnoeleofi' deviee adapted to release the shipperdeviee from said retaining means, \vel't thread fault deteeting means,tlevites e-nopemting; therewith and with said reeiprovid r niemher,wherehy the knoelc-oil' deviee moven and the loom is stopped upon theoeenrr nre oi weft failure, drop l ars niount'ed upon the warp threads,means m ved h an indi -citing drop hz'ir into the path of movemt nt otthe ree proeatory member, said menus hein; mounted indepernlently ol thew ft thread fault detect menus and deviees roi'tprr ntiirg therewith iadapted when moved into the path of movement.- .ii the reeiproeateryineniher to he operated, thereby to move the. h'll ith-Uil derive and stp the loom upon the oerurrenre of weft failure.

4. A loom eornpri in; :i lay. a reeiproeatery !!H!1\l)(l' mountedimlependentlr of the lay, a shipper dei'iee, menus to retain the smne inlooln operating position a. linoelz-oli derive adapted to release theshipper device from said retaining: menus, a well. York, a wel't for]:slide \Yhoreon the same is mounted, said slide being adapted to he movedit the reeiproentory nieinher upon the oreurrenee ol' welt failure,thee-: tomovethe knoeli-oli till deviee warp me, detecting means, and

means distinet from said wettl'ork lide and adapted upon the oeeurrenreof a warp fault t he brought into the with .of mo ement oi" the reiproentory niemher. and therein moved to p r:itthe inn de ive. I

5. A ieem eoinprising a lay, 1 reeiproeritor) member inonntedindependently of the in ashipper device, means to retain the ne in loomperating po ition. a ltnoekdevice adapted to release the shipper lev. 'efrom sniz: re aining means, a weft fork, e. -weft fork slide \vhereonthi. sun mounted, said slide heing adapted to he moved in the.reeiprtmatory npeinher upon the oer-iiirsnee oi \rel't laiittr therehyto more the kno k- .i derive, drop liars snpportw npon the warp threads,and means mow-d ln' indin9; drop inns into the pain ot movement thereeipro-tatury menher, said means hea \a'et't, torlr slide \rliereen thesame is monntezi, said slide heir-g adapted to he moved in thereeipreruteiy ineinher noon the oeeuirence of weft failure, thereby tomore the kn ck-oil device, warp fault deter-ting means, and meansmounted upon the knockoti' deviee and adapted upon the oerui'renee of awin-p fault to he l)t'()tl lti into the path of movement of thereeiprouttor member.

7. A loom eomprisin; ev lay, a ie('iproe:i

tory memher mounted independently of the hi it shipper de\ means toretnin the une in loom operatni; positi n, at kneeli-otl', deviceadapted to release the shipper devieo irum said retaining means. Itvret't fork, it 1L0 xvi-ft l'orl: slide whereon the same is mounted,slide hein; adapted to he moved by the roeator meniher upon them1-enri'enee oi wei't failure. thei'ehy to more the knockot'? device,drop liars supported upon the warp threads, circuit estahlishing means('0- peratin with an imlieatin; drop bar and int-hiding a magnet mountedindependenth of the weft fo slid e, means moved by sniil nmgnet, whenenergized, into the path of the said reeiproeutory meinhe andoperative-iv connected to the knoel-r-otl deviee to mov e the same whenoperated by the said reciproeaiory memher.

S. A loom comprising a in a reeiproeator) month-'1 mounted independentlyof the Jay, :1. sh ier deviee, means to retain the same in loomoperating position, a knockoti' deviee n- --.pted to release the shipperdevice from said retaining means, it welt fork,

Y diseonneetmi from said wet't fork slide S5 reeiproca- 90 e from saidretaining: means. a wait fork, 95

a weft fork slide whercon the same is mounts ed, said slide beingadapted to be moved by the rcciprocntor-v member upon the .ceurrence ofweft failure, thereby to move the knock-off device, electrical warpfault dct.ecting means including a magnetmounted independently of theweft. fork slide, and means moved by said magnet, when energized, intothe path of the said rcciprocatory member and opera-tivel connected tothe knock-off device to move the same when operated by the saidreeiprocatery member.

9. A loom comprising a luv. :1 reciprocatory member mountedindependently of rho lay, a shipper device, means to retain the same inloom operating position,.,a knocleotl' device adapted to release theshipper device from said retaining means, a weft fork, a weft forlislide whercoii, the same is mounted, said slide being adapted to bemoved by the rcciprocatory member upon the occurrence of weft. failure,thereby to move the l-rnockoii device, take-up mechanism, means toarrest the same upon the occurrence of weft; failure, warp faultdetecting means, and means independent of said weft fork slideoperatively connected to said warp fault detecting means and adapted tobe. moved thereby into the path of movement of said reciprocatory memberand when moved by said rceiprocatorv nicmber to thereupon operate theknock-off deviec, the take-up suspending mechanism being non-actuatedupon the occurrence of warp failure.

10'. A loom comprising a lay, t1 rcciproca tor member mounted indeieudentl v of the lay, a shipper device, means to retain the same inloom operating position, a knockoff device adapted to release theshipper device from said retaining means, a wcft fork, a weft fork slidewhereon the same is mounted, said slide being adapted to bc moved by thereeiproca-tory membrr upon the occurrence of weft failure, tihcrcb tomove the knock-off device, drop bars supported upon the warp threads,and means mounted upon the knock-off lever and adapted upon theindicating movement of a drop bar to be brought into the path ofmovement of the reciprocatory member, to thereupon operate the knock-offdevice, tal e-up mechanism, and means to arrest the operation of thesame upon weft failure, said take-up suspending mechanism beingiuti'i-actirati -d upon the occurrence of warp failure.

I l. A loom comprising a. lay, a reciprocatorv member mountedindependently of the lay, a shipper device, means to retain the same inloom operating position, a knock-off weft fork'slide whereou the same ismounted device adapted to release the shipper device from said retainingmeans, a. weft fork, a

' said slide being adapt ed to b moved by the I((lpi'nt'nim' member uponthe occurreuee of weft failure, thereby to move the knockoff device,drop bars supported nperi the warp threads, electric circuit establihing means eoopmating with an indicating dr p bar and including avnnignot. mounted independently of the weft fork slide, means operativelyconnected to said magnet and adapted when the latter is en rgiz d to' bebrought into the path of movemei. of said rctiprocatorv member, trike-upmechanism, and means operati 'c upon weft failure to suspend theoperation thereof, said take-u suspending mechanism being non-nctimtcd'upon the ocenrrem'o of warn fault.

{2. A loom comprising a lay, a reciprocator member rut'iunted llltl 'pil llilflv of :he lay, a shipper d'eviee, means t retain the same inloom opera ing position, a. knock-off device adapted to 't tltuhl thestripper device from said retaining means, talre-np nieciizuzism,operative connections between said reciprocatory member and saidknockoff device, wherel the loom may be stopped upon weft failure,operati conncctiom behviren said rcciproeatory nn-nbcr and 1hr.-tnlZc-up meclmnism, whereby the talae-up nnrv he interrupted upon weftfailure, warp fault detecting mechanism, a movable m mber so iorted bythe linoclvotf device and distinct, from the said operat ive(w'mnections for stepping the loom upon wefi. failure, and opemtivecornice ions between said movable mem her and saidwarp faultleteeting'mechanism, wherebyihe loom may he stopped upon theoccu1'rt"."e of a warp fault.

13. A loom comprising a lily, a reeiprona- .i

tory member mounted independently of the la a shipper device, means toet i th same in loom operating position, a kn kt? device adapted torelease the ihipper d vi from said retainingmeans, take m di ism,operative connection; hctw zcq id ciproeritorv member and said iuiot'zl-otf device, whereby the loom may be stopped upon w ft failure,operative connections betwren said reciproc.-i.tor member and the takennmechanism, whereb the take-up may be interrlmted upon weft failure, warpfault' detecting mechanism, a movable member mounted on the knockoffdevice and diy tinet from the said operative connections for Stopping:the. loom upon \Vfiff; failure. and operative connections between snidniovable member and said warp fault, detect ing mechanism, \vherof ythelooni new be stopped upon the occ in rence of a warp fat-1ft.

1.4. A loom comprising a lay, a. reeiprocater member mountedindependently of the la a shipper device, means to retain the same inloom operating position, a knocleofl' device adaptedto release theshipper device from said retaining means, tal-;eup mechanism, operativeconnceiions between said reciproeatory .mcmber and said knock-offdevice, whereby the loom miw be stopped upon weft failure, operativecoiinoctions between said reciprocatory member and the take-upmechanism, wherebv the take-up may be interrupted upon weft failure,warp fault detecting mechanism, a movable member pivotally connected tothe knock-ell device, and operative connections between said movablemember and said war 3 fault detecting mechanism, whereby the com may be.stopped upon the occurrence of a warp fault.

15. A loom comprisin a lay, a reciprocatory member mounted:independently of the lay, a shipper device, means to retain the same 111loom operating position, a knock-off device adapted to release theshipper device from said retaining means, take-up mechanlsm, operativeconnections between said recip'rocatory member and said knock-oftdevice, whereby the loom may be stopped upon weft failure, operativeconnections between said reciprocatory member and the take-up mechanism,whereby the loom may be interrupted upon weft failure, warp dronsadapted to be supported upon the warp threads, an electric circuitincludin a magnet and adapted to be completed upon the occurrence of awarp fault, an armature, a inovabie member supported by the hnoelooti'de' vice and distinct from the said operai ive connections for stoppingthe loom upon weft failure and operative connections between the saidmovable member and said armature, whereby u on actuation of the arma- Ithe lay, a shipper device, means to retain the same in loom operatingposition, a knock-off device adaptedio release the shipper device fromsaid retainin; means, take-up mechanism, operative connections betweensaid reeiprocatorv member and said knock-oil lever, u t

ereby the loom may be st opped upon weft failure, warp drops adapted tobe supported :upuri the warp threads, an electric circuit.

including a magnet and adapted to be compieted upon the occurrence of awarp fault, an armature, a movable member mounted on the knock-oildevice and distinct. from the said operative connections for stoppingthe loom u on weft failure, and operative connections retw een the'samemovable memher and said armature, whereby upon acttnttron of thearmature said movab 0 member movement of said reciprocatory member to Istop the loom.

17. A loom comprising a lay, a reciprocntory member mounted mdqiendentlyof the lay, a shipper device, means to retain the same in loom operatingposition, a knock-oil device adapted to release thes'nipper device from831d retaining means, take-up mechanism, operative connections betweensaid reciproeatory member andsaid hnoek-otf device, whereby the loom maybe stopped upon weft failure, warp drops adapted to be sup ported uponthe warp threads, an electric circuit. including a magnet, and adaptedto be completed upon the occurrence of a warp fault, an arnmture, amovable member pivotally connected to the knockoff device, and o erative connections between. the said movelite member and said arnn'iturc,whereby upon actuation of the armature said movable. member is adaptedto be brought into the path of movement of said reciprocator member tostop the loom.

18. A loom comprising a ht}, a reciprocatory member mountcoindependently of the lay, a shipper device, means to retain the same inloom over-sting position, a knock-oil device adapted to release theshipper device from said retainiri; means, operative connections betweensaid reeiprocatory member and said knock-oil device, said operati econnections being mounted iudepend rntly of the. l-tnocieotf device and:uhipted to cooperufie therewith, whereby the loom may be I operativeconnections, wherobiv the loom may be stopped upon the occurrence of awarp fault.

19. A loom comprising 2, lay. a re ipro' atory member mountedindependently of the lay, a shipper device, means to retain the some inlootn operating position. a knock-oil 1 device adapted to release theshipper devicefrom said retaining means, operative c nnections betweensaid reeiprocatory menilju-r-and said knock-oil device, whereby the loommay be stopped upon the occurrence of weft failure, operativeconnections between said reciprocatory member and the knock-elf deviceoistinet from said previously mentioned operative connections, .'hereb vthe loom may be stopped upon the oecurrem-e of a warp fault, and take-upmechanism adapt ed to be suspended upon weft failure,

20. A loom comprising: a lay, a reciprocat ry "ltt' er mountedindependently of the in a sillper device, means to retain the some inloom operating position, a knock-off device adapted to release theshipper device from said retaininp means, operulitc eo1inecis' adaptedto be brought. into the path of tions between said reciproeatory memberand said knock-off device, whereby the loom may be stopped upon theoccurrence f weft failure, operative connections between said reeiprocatory member and the linoclt-oll' de vice distinct from saidru'eviously mention d operative connections, whereby th loont may bestopped upon the occurrence of a warp fault, and take-up mechanismadapted to he suspended upon weft failure but continue in operation uponwar 1 failure.

3!. ."t loom comprising a lay, a. reciprocater) memher mounted indcen'denlly of the lay, a shipper device, means to rctain the stme in loomoperating position, a knock-oil device adapted to release the shipperdevice from said retaining:means, warp drops adapt.- ed to lastt-poi,-tetl upon the warp threads, an electric tircuit including amagt'tet and adapted to he completed upon the occurrence of a warpfault, an arntature, operative conncctions hct-wcen said reciprocatormember and said l-mocltmll' device wherclxy the loom may he stopped uponthe occnrrenn' of weft. failure, and operative connections between saidrcciprocatory member and the knot-l;- ollderitc. distinct l roni saidprevious y llltllllwllttl opctatirn connections and including saidarmature, .vhcrelrr the loom may he stopped up.nt the occurrence ol a.warp fault.

l3. loom comprising: a lay, a rcciproeal.or member mounted independcntlvof the lay. a shipper devi e, means to retain the.

- same tn loom operating position. a knock-oil tlt\'lt( adapted trelease the shipper ilevire from said retaining means.\\'arp dropsadapted to he supported t:p. n the warp threads, an electric circuitincluding a magnet and adapted to he completed upon the occurl'llll' ofa \rarp l'ault an armat urc. operative connections lzctweensaidrcciprocatnrrna-nther and said lmocleoll' d vice, wherchy the loom mayhe stopped upon the occurrem-c ol' weft failure, opera ive connectitmshe- 'n'ei-n said reciprocatot-y mcmlaer and Yin: knorlwoll' de\icedistinct fr m said preouslx" llttllllullttl opetul'iYe conne tionsand including said armature, \rherehy the loom ma he stopped upon theoecnrrenee ol' :1. warp lault. taLc-up mechanism, and means tointerrupt. the same upon the occurren e of \rel'tfailure, theconnections heing: such that the take-up mechanism is not.- interruptedupon the occurrence of \rarp failure.

23. A loont comprising a lay, a reciprocat ry member mountedilnlcpendently of the lay, a shipper device, in was to retain the samein loont'operating position, a. knocleoll' device adapted to rel use theshipper device from said retaining means, a writ feian'e detectingdevice. a carrier therefor, said carrier being soparatc from hut opet nfi\'cl connected to the knock-oil device and adaptcd to l e actuated bysaid reciprocatorr memher upon th occurrence of weftlailure, whereby theloom may he stopped, and a. device independent of said carrier adaptedto he actuated upon the'oet-ucretn-e of a warp fault,

and operative connections therefrom to the knocleoll device, whereby theloom may he stopped upon the occurrence of a warp fauit. 24. A loon;comprising alay, a rec1procatory inen'thcr mount-(2d independently ofthe lay, a shipper device, means to retain the t same in loom opcrattn;position. a knock-all from said retaining means, a weft failuredetecting: deft-ice, a carrier therefor. sai'd 'arrier being operativelycontracted to the lilluth-Oil device. and adapted to he actuated by saidrceiprocatory member upon th occurrence of welt failure, n'hereh theloom may he, stopped and a device indepeinlent of said carrier adaptedto be actuated upon the. occurrcnce. ol a warp fault, opmatireconnections therefrom to the lmock-nll' device, n'herehy the loom ma hestopped upon. the. occurrence-oi a warp fault. lake-up mechanism andmeans to operate thtsame upon the tncurrence oi \rt-l't' failure. theconnections hein; such that the take-up mechanism is not interrupt dupon the oceurreme of an'arp failure.

2.5. A loom comprising a la a reciprocamcmher mounted independ ntlypithe a shipper tit-vice. means to retain the c in loom operatingposition. a knock-oil derive adapted to release the. shipper device iromsaid rctainin; means, said rcciproca tor memlver having two operatingportions. :1 welt failure detecting devic a carrier therefor. saidcarrier lacing: mounted independently ol' hut adapted to operate theluloclc-oli' device and adapted to h actuated ll) one of said portionsof said reciprocatot-y member upon the occurrence of well. failure,thereby to stop the loom, and op rative ("onncciions hetween said otheroperating portion of the reeiprocai'ory memla-r and the linoeleoll'device, la-rein the loom ma) hestopped upon the occurrence of a war)l'anlt.

lti. A lo m tUHltHlNlllg a lay, a \vel t hammer, a. shipper device,means to retain the same. in loom operating position, a lutocli-oll'device adapted to Iel('2ts'.' the shipper device from said re! aiuingmeans. a well folk. :1 weft fork carrier tlntcl ot' mountedindependently of but adapted to operate the knock-oil device. herebyupon the occorrenccol \rcltl'ailurcthe loom may he stopped, a.memhercarried by said well. hammer and positioned outof thcbath ofmovemen of thent-l't 'l'orlnand operative connections hetwcrn said mmher may he stopped upon the m-eurrencc of a warp fault.

27. A loom comprising a lay, a well hammet,- a shipper device, means toretain the same in loom operating position, a. lotouk-oll' le\'icadapted to release the shipper device from said retaining means, a. weltfork, a weft. fork carrier therefor mounted indeptanlently o1: hutadapted to operate the knock-oil de- \l e. whereby upon the occurrenceof wait i failure. the loom may be stopped, a member device adapt-ed torelease the shipper device from said retaining means, :iweft fork, aweft carried by said weft hammer and in its motion not impinging uponthe weft fork, a movable member mounted upon the knockoff device andadapted to be actuated lu'said member carried by the weft hammer,whereby upon the occurrence of a warp fault the lmockoff device isactuated to stop the. loom.

25. A loom comprisitu a lay, a weft haminer, asbippcr device, means toretain the same in loom operating position, a. knock-off device adaptedto release the shipper device fork carrier therefor mountedindependently of but adapted to operate the knock-off device, wherebyupon the occurrence of weft, failure the loom may be stopped, a membercarried by said weft hammer and in its motion not impinging upon theweft furl, a movable member pivolnliy mounted upon the knock-oil. deviceand adapted to be actuated, whereby upon the occurrence of a warp faultthe knock-off device is actuated to stop the loom.

29. A lo m ct'n'nprising a lay, a weft hammer, ashipper device, means toretain the same in loom operating position. a knock-off device adapted.to release Lhc shipper device from said rctaiuitr; means, warp drops;adapt.- ed to be supported upon the warp threads, an electr c circuitincluding a magnetand adapted to he completed upon the occurrenew. of awarp fault, an armature. a movable int-nil; supported by the knock-offdevice, a. weft fork, a weft fork carrier therefor, whereby upon theoccurrence of weftfailure the loom lit; be stopped, a member carried bysaid \'-.-fihanuner and in its motion not impii Ht: upon the weft fork,said movable int-sober supported by the knock-off device being adaptedto be actuated by said mcmher carried by the weft hammer, whereby uponthe (H'Ulil'ltlltt' of a warp fault the loom may he stopped.

3H. A loom e-zunprising a lay. a weft hanii mer. a shipper device, meansin retain the. sam in loom operating position, a litmelcoff tltYll"adapted to release the shipper device from said retaining meats. warpdrops adapted to be support-ed upon the our!) lhreads, an electriccircuit including a magnet and adapted to be complettd upon theoccurrence of a warp fault, an arnmtnre, a movable member supported bythe knockoff de vice, a weft forl\'.a weft furl: carrier therefor,whereby upon the occurrence of weft failure the loom on) be stoppwhamember carried b said weft. hammer and in ifs itltillull not- 1impinging upon ibewefi fork aid movable member supported by the knck-off device being adapted to heactuated bysaid member t carried by tbowl-L in;2!!HliXAYlltl'll) upon the occurrence of a warp fault thil ommay bc i stopped. take-up nuwbanism, and means to device adapted to relvase the shipper device from said retaining means, warp drops adapt edto be supported upon the warp threads, an electric circuit including amagnet and adapted to be cmupleted upon the. occurrence of a. warpfault, an :o'mature, a movable member supported by the. knock-offdevice, a weft fork, a weft fork carrier therefor, whereby upon theoccurrence of weft failure the loom may be siopped, i'nember carried bysaid weft hammer and in its motion not iinpinging upon the weft fork,said mo able member suppo ted b v the knock-o1 device being adapted tobe aciuettgul b d member carried by the weft hammer, whereby upon theoccurrence of a warp fault the loom may be stopped. {alto-up mechanism,and means to interrupt the same upon the occurrence of weft failure, theiRl\'G-U) suspending mechanism being nonmetua-tcd upon the occurrence ofwarp failure.

L". A loom eompri ins: a. in), a weft hammer, a shipper device, means toretain the same in loom operating position, a knoelcoff device adaptedto release the shipper device from said retaining means, warp faultdetecting means, a movable member supported by the knock-off device, a\Hfi; fork, a weft. fork carrier therefor, whereby upon the. occurrenceof weft failure the loom may be stopped, a member carried bysaid weft hainmer and in its motion not impinging on the weft. fork, said movable.member supported by the knock-off device being adapted to be actuated bysaid member carried by the weft, hammer, whereby upon the occurrence ofa warp fault Ilte loom may be stopped, talu -up met-hanisni. and meansto suspcnd the operation thereof upon the occurrence of weftfailure.

33. A loom comprising 1. lay, a reciprocafory m mber imlependentthereof, a. shipper deviem means to retain the same in loom operatingposition. a diotic-eff device adapted to release the shipper device, amovable member supported by the knock-off device, a weftfut'li, a weftfork carrier therefor, whereby upon the oecurrtmee of weft. failure theloom may be shipped. said weft fork carrier bein; mounted separaielyfrom butadapted to operate said knock-off device and a member carried bysaid weft hammer and in its motion not impinging upon the weft fork,said movablemember supported by the knock-off device being adapted to beactuated by said member carried by the weft hammer, whereby upon theoccurrence of a warp fault, the loom may be stopped.

"lltflljfillli'l a shipper handle releasing deYii-e;

:said weft-fault detector is mounted.

34. Inav loom having: av lay, a shipper han- 1 dle, means to retain saidshipper handle in loom-operaim1: position. means adapted, upon releaseolsaid shipper handle, to throw said shipper handle to a l onr-stopping'posithe eomhinatim of welt-thread-l'auHall-teeting-anil-loonrshumingdeviees, a well. hamlner lever, artuaiing' means theref r, a welthammer, n of: Fork, and a well l'orh earrier, adapted. upon neetit'ltneeof a welt thread fault, to aetuaie said shipper handle releasing derieeand therehy stop the loop], and independenllv m-J'qieraiin:\varp-thread-laultdeteeting-anil-loom-sti pping dei iees. operati\'elindependent Ul .I'1l l\\ ('l l lork and net't fork earrier and adapted,upon the oeeurrenee of a \rarpdhre-ad fault, to aetuate said shipperhandle releasing deviee and thereh) slop the loom.

35. In a loom haying a lay, .E. shipper handle, means to relain saidshipper handle in hallo-operating positi n, means adapted, upon releasol' said shipper handle, to throw said shipper han-ile to alooni-stoppin; position, a shipper handhri lens-in; derive, take- 1 pmeehanism, and holdin; means therefor, adapted to he lllflfl l and torelease the takeup on a ueltlaiih stopping ni m nl olsaid 5 shipperhandle releasing deri the eoni'e-ination of\rel't-ihreait-lanlt-detez-tiug andi loom-stoppingderives. inehidin; a'wel't haini mer lever, aetnating means therefor, a welt han'nner, a\rei't fork am. a well fork carrier, adapted, upon the oernrrem'e of awelt.- t-lirewi-lault io aetllalrl shipper handle releasing device andto disengage said takeup holding mean and independently cooperatingwin-p-thread-i'autt-deteeting-and- 100i. stopping deri es, operativelyinde-" pendent of said weir fork, welt. tori; carrier, and take-upholding means and adapted, upon occurrence of warp-thread fault, to stopthe loom withoutactuation of said tal eup holding means. i

36. In a loom having a lay, a shipper handle, means to retain saidshipper handle in loom-operating position, and means adapted to throwsaio shipper handle to a loom-stopping position; the cinnhination ofweft-farmdete-eting-and-loom-stopping devices, eomprising a vibratorymember other than the ay, and means ineluding a welt-fault detector anda movahle carrier therefor, adapted to be aetuated by said viln'ator,"member to stop the loom upon oeeurrenee ol' :1 vi'el'tt-hread fault;and independently eoi'iperating \\'arpthr mil-faultdetecting-aml-loom-stopping deviees, operatively related to said\ihratory member and adapted to he operated therein to sin the loom onoeeiurenee of a Warp-thread lault, hut opera-tivelv independent of themovable carrier on which 37. In a loom ha ing 11l:l}', a shipper han- 6die. means to retain said shipper handle in oom-operatin; position, andmeans adapted, upon the l'eiease of said shipper hand'e 31;. saidreiainiug means, in throw s: it shipp r hand e 5o a loom-stoppingposuion. not

(rating warp inn-ad lane-i drieeiingamdso independent of said well forkand weft York earrier and a..'lapt'e:'l to stop the loom upon mein'reneeof a \rarpdhread fault.

.38. lo a loom having a law, a ship er han- :ile. means to retain saidshipper handle in :ooni operatiug position, means n.lapie.l,

upon the refease of said shipper handle to ihrow said shipper handle toa. loom-stopi g position, shipper handle releasing ans. illitdlpmeehauisni and lake-up in i-hanism holding means; the eoml ination oiwell thread t'auh -deteeting-an-:lloomstopping deviees, including a weltlmmmer lever, aet tinting means therefor, a. welt ham mer, a weltfork,and a well.- Forlc ('arrier,

adapt-ed, upon omrurn-nee of a JP-lil-llll'tlill fault, to not rate saidshipper handle releasing mean-5, thereh r to cause the stopping of theloom and further adapted to cause the release of said take-up mechanismholding means; and indepinulent-l eoperating I05.varp-threa:l-lault-det(cling-andloom-stopping; de ices, includingstopping means in termediate said weft. hammer lever and shipper handleoperaiively related to said welt hammer hut operal-h'el) imlependent ofsaid weft fork, weft fork carrier and said take-up holding means andadapted lo slop the loom without all'ect-ing said takeup, uponoeeurrem-e of a war i thread fault.

39. In a loom having al dle, mums to retain said shipper handle in loomoperating position, and means adapted to throw said shipper handle to aloom stopping position; the combination of weft l'ault deteetin; andloom stopping deviees, eom- 1.20

prising a shaft. a rotai if ram memher thereon, a welt l'ault detectorand a movable earrier therefor, a operative eonneetion hetu'e n saidrotar earn memher and said weft.

a a shipper hanfault deteetor and carrier adapted to he aetuated by saidrotary eam memher to stop the loom upon oeeurrenee of a well. threadfault, and independently cooperating warp thread. fault detecting andloom stopping tle- In testimony whereof; I have signed my vicesoperativelv' related to said rotarf' cum 5 name to this specific-2d ion,in the presence of member and adapted to be operated thereby l twosubscribing witnesses.

to sto the loom on oc currencc of a, warp l UI'IARLES D. LANNING. 5threa fault, but operatn qly lmlepemlent of l Witnesses:

the movable carrier n' winch sand weft fault ARTI'HUR E. CARSON,

detector mpnnted. IRVING U. TOWNSEND.

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